Daniel Blake
Third Round of Lebanon Election sees Aoun appear as Major Christian Voice
The third round of voting took place yesterday in Lebanon’s elections, and this time the polls saw a large voter turn-out with the centre and east regions, which are Christian-dominated areas of the country...
Church Reach Out Initiative Seen as New Clergy Recommendations Increase
2004 saw a total of 564 men and women be recommended to be trained as future clergy members in the Church of England – a six year high. The news brings a light to the Church which is currently trying to overcome much-publicised financial difficulties...
Anglican Church Elects New Archbishop of Burundi
A new Archbishop of Burundi has been elected on 2nd June 2005. The Rt Rev Bernard Ntahoturi, who is the Bishop of Matana diocese will become just the third person elected for this position, and will be enthroned...
Report Calls for Church of England to Fund Revival in Mission
A report has been released that may see the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams, and the Archbishop of York receive up to £500,000 to fund new mission ventures in the Church of England...
Britain & G7 Ministers Ready to Strike Historical Poverty Deal
Finance ministers from the seven richest countries in the world have accepted a debt relief deal, a move that looks certain to be Britain’s first victory in its battle to eradicate poverty as the G8 chair...
St Paul’s Cathedral to Undergo £11 Million Interior Makeover
St Paul’s Cathedral has unveiled a new plan for huge refurbishment works. The historical London landmark will undergo a £10.8 million programme of interior work, with cleaning and repair being the main priorities...
Blair Continues Africa Poverty Mission with More Meetings with World’s Power Figures
After talks in Washington with US President George Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet with business leaders tonight to discuss his plan to overcome poverty in Africa and embark on changing the climate...
Blair & Bush Make Progress to Eradicate Africa Poverty after Washington Meeting
British Prime Minister Tony Blair met US President George Bush yesterday in an attempt to merge their ideas on how to help save Africa from poverty and to provide aid to the continent. Two of the most powerful leaders...
Blair & Bush Meet to Find Path for Africa Aid/Debt Relief
British Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet US President George Bush tomorrow (Tuesday 7th June 2005), asking for the US to back proposals to offer unprecedented levels of aid to Africa...
Leicester Hospital Controversy Resolved as Patients told to Keep Bibles
A conclusion seems to have come about in the row over whether bibles and other religious items should be allowed to be left on bedside of patients in Leicester hospitals. News-Medical.net has reported that the hospital ward will now simply give the bibles...
Church Officials Propose Separate Catholic Sex Education in Scotland
Church officials in Scotland have been discussing and drawing up draft plans for Catholic children in non-denominational schools to have access to separate sex education classes. The new move is likely to increase tension...
Crunch Peace Talks Due for Darfur as New Multi-Faith Constitution is Drafted
Rebels in Darfur are set to have crunch peace talks at a meeting with Sudan’s government in Abuja, Nigeria next week. A peace settlement will be the vital issue under discussion...
Crowded Edinburgh Church’s Plan to Expand Causes Outcry
Plans have been released to expand a hugely popular Edinburgh church in a multi-million pound project. However, ‘Historic Scotland’, which has the aim of...
Live 8 Gathers 100 Rock Stars in Outcry Against Poverty Ahead of G8
Dozens of the world’s leading musical performers will come together this summer for five separate concerts in five different cities for Live 8. The event will take place on 2nd July as part of the Make Poverty...
UN Envoy Clinton Urges World Donors to Focus on Tsunami Recovery
Former US President Bill Clinton said on Sunday 29 May that he is planning to ask donors to help in the full restoration of water and sanitation supplies to the tsunami-devastated Maldives...
Pope and Mandela Invited to Address Anti-Poverty Rally in Edinburgh
The Pope and Nelson Mandela have been invited to attend and make addresses at a huge free upcoming anti-poverty rally and concert in Edinburgh, Scotland which will commence the first day of the summit of world leaders from the G8...